These early explorers and settlers adapted well to Alaska's coast line. They designed skin boats and harpoons for hunting marine mammals, created arctic dress from skin and fur, and used whale ...

This charming Alaskan town near Glacier Bay boasts wilderness tours, endless hikes, fishing, and plenty of places to eat and ...

But the expedition created an overview record of Alaska Native life at the turn-of-the-century, one that includes not only writings about the Native communities on the coast, but also the first ...

A new study led by the University of Colorado at Boulder indicates part of the northern Alaska coastline is eroding by up to 45 feet annually due to declining sea ice, warming seawater and ...

The PBS program Frontline investigates the impacts of climate change in rural, coastal Alaska communities, where warming is ...

“Nearly the entire Alaska coastline and vast offshore areas are designated as ‘critical’ for one species or another, ranging from whales to sea ducks to seals and sea lions. No other state is burdened ...

The PBS program “Frontline” examines the financial, cultural, and human toll of climate change on Native people in Alaska.

For two weeks I’d been visiting northern Alaska coastal villages as a guest of the Coast Guard, and what I’d heard was disturbing. Each year the sea ice was getting thinner and arriving later.

Inland areas look to dry out by Wednesday, with widespread rain remaining for coastal regions. This bout of rain will linger ...